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09/30/10

Every car you see on the road is like a small, semi-private universe where people’s lives unfold, in motion. Some times that universe is not so small (if you drive a 25 ft tall SUV to haul firewood from the sequoias growing in your backyard) and some times not so private (if you’re someone who likes your radio’s bass cranked all the way to 11 and then need to roll down the windows so they don’t shatter in your face after your head explodes), but most Americans spend so much time in their cars that this Colombian-American feels obliged to make the most out of the experience. Now that I’ve changed my work schedule so I can leave work earlier, beat traffic, and pick…

09/08/10

When I finally get around to posting something new, it’s not something originally mine, but this story is really touching and super relevant to everyone who has ever felt stuck between two worlds, two cultures, or two languages. I hope I don’t get in trouble with Ira Glass or Chicago Public Radio for posting this, though I wouldn’t mind getting a personal call from Ira Glass where I would let him know that he is awesome and that I contribute monetarily to the show. Click on the title below to listen. And don’t get depressed – there is a happy ending: And of course, subscribe to the This American Life podcast and contribute tons of cash to the show because a show…